Frederick Henry (1584-1647)
Jan 29 Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel (1625-47), born in Delft, Dutch Republic
- Feb 12 Casparus Barleaus, Dutch humanist, theologist and poet (Muiderkring), born in Antwerp (d. 1648)
- Mar 29 Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general, born in Yorkshire (d. 1648)
- Apr 13 Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria, born in Munich (d. 1666)
- Apr 29 Melchior Teschner, German composer, born in Wschowa, Poland (d. 1635)
- Aug 13 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, born in Saffron Waldon, Essex, England (d. 1640)
- Sep 11 Thomas Erpenius [van Erpe], Dutch orientalist and Arabist (grammar), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1624)
- Sep 16 Matthias Gallas, Austrian earl of Campo and Duke of Lucerna, born in Trento, Italy (d. 1647)
- Nov 18 Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1669)
- Dec 4 John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony, born in Derby, Derbyshire, Kingdom of England (d. 1652)
- Dec 16 John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar, born in Salvington, Sussex, England (d. 1654)
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